1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election Local govt election in Northern Ireland
1993 Newry and Mourne District Council election
Elections to Newry and Mourne District Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections . The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors .
Election results
Newry and Mourne District Council Election Result 1993[ 1]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
SDLP
15
0
2
2
50.0
47.9
17,517
1.5
UUP
6
0
0
0
20.0
20.9
7,655
2.4
Sinn Féin
5
1
0
1
16.7
18.1
6,619
4.1
Ind. Nationalist
2
1
1
0
6.7
5.5
2,016
0.4
Independent
1
1
0
1
3.3
3.6
1,319
0.1
DUP
1
1
0
1
3.3
2.3
856
0.9
Workers' Party
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.0
381
0.1
Independent Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
210
0.6
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
Results of the Newry and Mourne District Council election, 1993 by district[ 1]
Ward
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
%
Cllrs
Total Cllrs
SDLP
UUP
Sinn Féin
DUP
Others
Crotlieve
58.6
4
12.1
1
4.8
0
0.0
0
24.5
2
7
Newry Town
43.7
3
11.2
1
22.8
2
0.0
0
22.3
1
7
Slieve Gullion
54.0
3
0.0
0
46.0
2
0.0
0
0.0
0
5
The Fews
44.7
3
36.5
2
18.8
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
6
The Mournes
36.8
2
46.8
2
3.6
0
12.8
1
0.0
0
5
Total
47.9
15
20.9
6
18.1
5
2.3
1
10.8
3
30
District results
Crotlieve
1989: 5 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 4 x SDLP, 2 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x UUP
1989-1993 Change: Independent Nationalist gain from SDLP
Crotlieve - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
SDLP
P. J. Bradley *
19.48%
1,698
SDLP
Hugh Carr *
12.45%
1,085
1,330.31
Ind. Nationalist
Anthony Williamson
12.13%
1,057
1,070.69
1,085.43
1,159.43
Ind. Nationalist
Ciaran Mussen *
11.00%
959
980.46
1,000.05
1,124.05
SDLP
Jim McCart *
9.51%
829
944.44
970.29
1,011.66
1,185.56
UUP
Gordon Heslip
12.14%
1,058
1,060.59
1,065.96
1,066.96
1,073.99
SDLP
Mary O'Hare
10.21%
890
949.94
976.23
1,014.71
1,035.8
SDLP
Brian Mulligan*
6.91%
602
723.36
732.69
782.17
810.29
Sinn Féin
Ann Marie Willis
4.83%
421
425.81
441.92
Workers' Party
Raymond McEvoy
1.33%
116
135.24
Electorate: 13,640 Valid: 8,715 (63.89%) Spoilt: 227 Quota: 1,090 Turnout: 8,942 (65.56%)
Newry Town
1989: 4 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent Nationalist
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent
1989-1993 Change: Sinn Féin and Independent gain from SDLP and Independent Nationalist
Newry Town - 7 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sinn Féin
Davy Hyland
12.41%
997
1,002
1,015
Independent
Jack Patterson
7.44%
598
621
650
800
1,019
SDLP
Patrick McElroy *
10.33%
830
857
893
913
943
1,014
SDLP
Frank Feely *
8.49%
682
690
704
720
737
1,013
SDLP
Arthur Ruddy *
10.26%
824
841
850
874
932
982
Sinn Féin
Brendan Curran *
10.36%
832
849
863
893
933
958
UUP
William McCaigue *
11.24%
903
911
920
925
939
945
SDLP
Sean Gallogly*
7.94%
638
645
674
695
705
805
SDLP
Patrick Courtney
6.64%
533
542
554
578
601
Independent
Richard Rodgers
4.92%
395
423
449
505
Independent
James Markey
4.06%
326
339
384
Workers' Party
Anthony Hutchinson
3.30%
265
277
Independent Labour
Noel Sloan
2.61%
210
Electorate: 13,701 Valid: 8,033 (58.63%) Spoilt: 296 Quota: 1,005 Turnout: 8,329 (60.79%)
Slieve Gullion
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
Slieve Gullion - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
SDLP
John Fee *
20.08%
1,227
Sinn Féin
Jim McAllister *
17.77%
1,086
Sinn Féin
Patrick McDonald
16.82%
1,028
SDLP
Pat Toner *
14.15%
865
1,121
SDLP
Terry Mulkerns
13.01%
795
885
1,061.75
Sinn Féin
Patrick Brennan
11.42%
698
718
743.75
SDLP
Michael McShane
6.74%
412
Electorate: 9,214 Valid: 6,111 (66.32%) Spoilt: 208 Quota: 1,019 Turnout: 6,319 (68.58%)
The Fews
1989: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1993: 3 x SDLP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin
1989-1993 Change: No change
The Fews - 6 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
UUP
Danny Kennedy *
25.17%
1,765
SDLP
Stephen McGinn *
17.18%
1,205
UUP
Arthur Lockhart
11.32%
794
1,541.56
SDLP
James Savage *
13.68%
959
962.96
1,030.72
SDLP
Charlie Smyth *
13.89%
974
977.96
1,028.12
Sinn Féin
Conor Murphy *
10.85%
761
761.44
762.32
907.87
Sinn Féin
Jimmy McCreesh
7.90%
554
554.44
556.64
613.44
Electorate: 10,399 Valid: 7,012 (67.43%) Spoilt: 270 Quota: 1,002 Turnout: 7,282 (70.03%)
The Mournes
1989: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x Protestant Unionist
1993: 2 x UUP, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
1989-1993 Change: DUP gain from Protestant Unionist
The Mournes - 5 seats[ 2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
UUP
Henry Reilly *
24.57%
1,647
UUP
Isaac Hanna
22.20%
1,488
SDLP
Emmett Haughian *
22.13%
1,483
DUP
William Burns
12.77%
856
1,371.55
SDLP
Austin Crawford *
14.71%
986
997.2
1,198.2
Sinn Féin
Michael McAleenan
3.61%
242
242.35
245.35
Electorate: 9,729 Valid: 6,702 (68.89%) Spoilt: 191 Quota: 1,118 Turnout: 6,893 (70.85%)
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